Elves, Variant Sun (3.5e Race)

Racial Traits

• +2 Dexterity, −2 Charisma, +2 Intelligence)
• Humanoid (Elf).
• Medium: As Medium creatures, high elves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Daylight Vision: Sun Elves gain +2 to spot and search check in bright light or day time but take a -1 penalty to those skills in darkness.
• Sunborn: Sun elves restore one hit point for each hour they are exposed to Sun.
• Sun elf base land speed is 30 feet.
• Immunity to magic sleep effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects.
• Weapon Proficiency: Sun elves receive the Martial Weapon Proficiency feats for the longsword, rapier, longbow (including composite longbow), and shortbow (including composite shortbow) as bonus feats.
• +2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. A high elf who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it.
• Automatic Languages: Common and Elven. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan.
• Favored Class: Sorcerer. A multiclass sun elf’s Sorcerer class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
• Level Adjustment: +1.

LA0 Version

• +2 Dexterity, −2 Constitution, +2 Charisma
• Humanoid (Elf).
• Medium: As Medium creatures, high elves have no special bonuses or penalties due to their size.
• Dark Weakness: -1 to all attack rolls, savings throws and skill checks at night or in areas of magical darkness, or when kept away from the sun for 24 hours.
• Sun elf base land speed is 30 feet.
• Immunity to magic sleep effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects.
• Weapon Proficiency: Sun elves receive the Martial Weapon Proficiency feats for the longsword, rapier, longbow (including composite longbow), and shortbow (including composite shortbow) as bonus feats.
• +2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. A high elf who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it.
• Automatic Languages: Common and Elven. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, and Sylvan.
• Favored Class: Sorcerer. A multiclass sun elf’s Sorcerer class does not count when determining whether she takes an experience point penalty for multiclassing.
• Level Adjustment: +0.

Vital Statistics

Table: Sun Elf Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
110 years	+4d6	+6d6	+10d6

Table: Sun Elf Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
175 years	263 years	350 years	+None years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Sun Elf Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	4’ 5”	+2d6	85 lb.	× (1d6) lb.
Female	4’ 5”	+2d6	80 lb.	× (1d6) lb.

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